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The Economic Development Corporation of Southwest California will host its quarterly breakfast on March 22.

Called The Seven Stages of Growth, the session is at 7:30 a.m. at the Embassy Suites Temecula Valley Wine Country.

The guest speaker is Ron Penland, president of Renaissance Executive Forums, which assists area entrepreneurs and business leaders by facilitating a process to keep them abreast of current business trends, improve their quality of life and expose them to new ideas. He has experience working with senior-level employees, facilitating effective meetings and managing structured processes.

Penland has held senior-level management and finance management positions through his business career, including the positions as CEO, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer and controller. He was a founder and served as CEO and president of Palomar Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry.

He graduated from Wichita State University and Pepperdine University, where he received a bachelor of business administration, majoring in accounting, and a master of business administration, respectively. He is a Vietnam veteran and spent eight years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps flying helicopters and jet aircraft.

The corporation pulls together and coordinates the regionâs interests, organizations and constituents to ensure participation of the private sector in economic development.

The cost is $35 per person for members of the Economic Development Corporation and $45 for non-members.

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